On Feb 23, 1996 at 06:53, Bill Grimsley of 3:640/305.9 wrote:

 db>> Yes, I know &K9 is the default.  Cheers..
 BG> Why &K9 (supposedly "failsafe" XON/XOFF _and_ CTS/RTS
flow control) ?

&K   Flow Control
       = 0 Off
       = 3 RTS/CTS flow control
       = 4 XON/XOFF flow control
       = 5 Transparent XON/XOFF flow control
       = 9*Auto CTS or XOFF (to DTE only)

I had &K3 with the M7F, but had some initial problems when I first got
the M34F - can't remember exactly what the cause was, but in the end I was
using &K9 without any problems, so it's stayed at that.

 BG> I hear that &K3 is considerably more reliable on the NetComm.

Wassit mean, "more reliable"?  I'm not dropping characters or
experiencing wierd pauses - is that "more reliable"?  :-)

 BG> Perhaps that's why my average transfer rate from Paul this morning was
 BG> less than 400 cps.  :(

I thought he was using &K3?  Maybe Paul should try &K9 after all.

Cheers..

    - dave
    d.begley{at}ieee.org

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